Telegram-herald., 1887-05-23
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TIE interesting article ~hish sppszrsd n
Saturdays TELso "a u HxsALn created co.,
siderable stir snd property owners Ia tAs
vicinity Of the sections Affected were quite
iubslsnt ever the prospects of = resi estate
booa- IL vac the h1ss intifasfion they
had of what Was contemplated and thsy
Will be still further surprised st reading
tbs morning os series II Improvements
which The Grand Rapids q Indiana railroad
have had under consideration ior several
months aud anticipate carrying cat a. soon
- the necessary arrangements can be con
summsted.
Az the time the Locating esmmittes Of the
Soldiers Home were here tie Ward prop
erty, one iniie South of the city
limits. Was offered as . site and the
railroad expressed . willingness IN case ol
the bnilding being loested there % erect and
maintain depot al that point.
Since that fime the property ass been
brought into The market. and several manu-
factories 10 this city have now under con-
siderstion removal TO that vicinity. Rsp-
rssentatiyes of other cities have also looked
over the sites and IL is an assured fact that
before long, al least half dozen factories
will be in process OF construction in that
vicinity The Michigan Central af this
point runs almost parallel with the q. X. &
l. railroad, and plans have been prepared
by the latter for joint depot 10 De butt
there for the accommodation Of freight and
passenger traffic.
The land in this vicinity is well fitted for
manufacturing purposes. being very level
The most expert guessers seem confident
that the d.. l.. a \. extension will enter the
city within . stones throw OF the other
two roads, ss IL would afford them
many advantages. principal among which
are that no cuts or fills would be necessary.
With the three railroads centering at this
point and clustering around them manu-
factories and residences. the maintenance
of passenger station would prove profit
able Al this point and the q. X. n l., and
the other road are ready and anxious 10
receive their portion Of the profits. That
such sta ton will be established there IL
rot The slightest doubt. and that property
in that section will be greatly enhanced IN
value goes without saying.
Still further benefits viii be accorded 70
the public bv the g. r. a. l. railroad in the
way of suburban trains: for 10 use the words
of a prominent official of the road, "Onr.
folks are hungry for suburban trains. IL is
a neat clean business TO do and Is some
thing which proves more lucrative every
year" Ii Wilt only be a short time before
the road win make the experiment and the
proposed new station will afford the road an
opportunity of testing the merits Of the pro-
ject as well as its financial return. At the
.fa..f f..a "a q 1
road now pass Ward Station" bound
south and north daily. four on the Michi-
gan Central and undoubtedly there viii be q
like number on the new d., l.. * n. This
would make sixteen trains daily and by the
addition of two or three extras, excellent
service would be given 10 residents in that
part Of the city and they could visit thea
| tres and patronize other evening amuse-
ments which otherwise they would be un-
able 20 visit. except perchence they were
| pedestrians and the highways were In good
condition.
The double track system which the q. z.
& I. and c. & w. NJ. inaugurated yesterday
would give thousands another excellent
opportunity 10 test the workings OF the
| project. asthirty-eight trains pass daily be-
| tween this city and Mil Creek. q distance
| of five miles and fraction. and the people
| OF Grand Rapids can bet money, marbles
Il anu COOKIES tuGt cuDufbaI Itt81 Will bc III
operation here within very few months.
| there are some people who scof al the idea
of suburban trains for Grand Rapids and
predict failure should the projecs be car
| red into effect. Railroad officials, however.
think different. and are willing 70 test the
| experiment. Suburban trains like street
| car service grows on the people and while
| they appear now TO see no benefits ACQUIRING
| they will soon find their value and accord
them the patronage which they 30 richly
| deserve.
The suburbans viii open mp a vast deal
| Of territory to Grand Rapids which IL al
| ready extending far beyond the boundaries
of the limits of the city, and as property
can be purchased now at a reasonable
| figure. hundreds Of vjrkmen viii be en-
abled 10 purchase homes of their owp. in
stead of being hemmed up IN blocks or
crowded indiscriminately into tenement
| houses. The spirit displayed by the rail-
| road companies is commcndsble and the
| people should encourage them in their ef-
Forts 10 push Grand Rapids 70 the front.